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Dr. Christian Maier
Extragalactic Astrophysics Group

Previously Awarded Scientific Programs with Large Telescopes

PI of program 084.B-0232 SINFONI at the VLT,
Chemical evolution: metallicities of vigorously star-forming galaxies at z ~ 2.3,
37 hours in service mode

PI of program 084.B-0312 ISAAC at the VLT,
Establishing the evolutionary status of candidates low-metallicity luminous galaxies at z ~ 0.7,
23.5 hours in service mode

PI of program S09B-013 MOIRCS at the SUBARU telescope,
Chemical evolution: metallicities of vigorously star-forming galaxies at z ~ 2.3,
2.5 nights in visitor mode

PI of program 085.B-0317 ISAAC at the VLT,
Establishing the role of ENVIRONMENT on METALLICITIES of galaxies at 0.5 < z< 0.7,
23.5 hours in service mode

Selected Papers

• Peng, Y., Lilly, S. J., ..., Maier, C. et al., Mass and environment as drivers of galaxy evolution in SDSS and zCOSMOS and the origin of the Schechter function, 2010, ApJ, 721, 193

• Maier, C., Lilly, S.J., Zamorani, G. et al., The Dependence of Star Formation Activity on Stellar Mass Surface Density and Sersic Index in zCOSMOS Galaxies at 0.5 < z < 0.9 Compared with SDSS Galaxies at 0.04 < z < 0.08, 2009, ApJ, 694, 1099

• Silverman, J. D., Lamareille, F., Maier, C. et al., Ongoing and co-evolving star formation in zCOSMOS galaxies hosting Active Galactic Nuclei, 2009, ApJ, 696, 396

• Lilly, S. J., Le Brun, V., Maier, C. et al., The zCOSMOS 10k-bright spectroscopic sample, 2009, ApJS, 184, 218

• Caputi, K. I, Lilly, S. J., Aussel, H., Le Floc'h, E., Sanders, D., Maier, C. et al., The optical spectra of Spitzer 24 microns galaxies in the COSMOS field: II. Faint infrared sources in the zCOSMOS-bright 10k catalogue, 2009, ApJ, 707, 1387

• Maier, C., Lilly, S.J., Carollo, C. M. et al., Oxygen Gas Abundances at z~1.4: Implications for the Chemical Evolution History of Galaxies, 2006, ApJ 639, 858

• Maier, C., Lilly, S.J., Carollo, C. M. et al., Near Infrared Spectroscopy of 0.4 < z < 1.0 Galaxies: Oxygen Abundances, SFRs and Dust, 2005, ApJ, 634, 849

• Maier, C., Meisenheimer, K., and Hippelein, H., The metallicity-luminosity relation at medium redshift based on faint CADIS emission line galaxies, 2004, A&A, 418, 475

• Maier, C., Meisenheimer, K., Thommes, E. et al., Constraints to the evolution of Lyman-Alpha bright galaxies between z=3 and z=6, 2003, A&A, 402, 79

• Hippelein, H., Maier, C., Meisenheimer, K. et al., Star Forming Rates between z=0.25 and z=1.2 from the CADIS Emission Line Survey, 2003, A&A, 402, 65

Conferences 2004 - 2008

• Maier, C., Lilly, S.J., and zCOSMOS Team, Poster presented at "When the Universe formed Stars: Understanding the Most Active Period of Star Fomation in the History of the Universe Down to its Fall", November, 2008, Martinique, France

• Maier, C., and zCOSMOS Team, Proceedings of the first Subaru International Conference: "Panoramic Views of Galaxy Formation and Evolution", Hayama, Japan, December, 2007: The Evolution of the Star Formation of zCOSMOS Galaxies at z<0.7 as a Function of Mass and Structural Parameters,2008, ASPC, 399, 231, astro-ph/0901.0921

• Maier, C., Lilly, S.J., Carollo, C. M., Meisenheimer, K., Hippelein, H., and Stockton, A., Poster presented at "Galaxies and Structures through Cosmic Times", 2006, Venice

• Maier, C., Lilly, S.J., Carollo, C. M., Proceedings contribution for "The Fabulous Destiny of Galaxies; Bridging Past and Present", 2005, Marseille: Oxygen Gas Abundances at 0.4 < z < 1.5: Implications for the Chemical Evolution History of Galaxies, astro-ph/0509114

• Maier, C., Lilly, S.J., Carollo, C. M., Proceedings contribution for "Starbursts: From 30 Doradus to Lyman Break Galaxies", Cambridge, UK, 6-10 September 2004: Oxygen abundances, SFRs and dust of CFRS galaxies at intermediate redshift, 2005sdlb.procP..43M

• Link to ADS published papers